slyness

Definitions

The quality of being cunning or deceitful in achieving one's goals.

The trait of being mischievous or playfully artful.

Examples

The fox moved with a calculated slyness as it crept toward the chicken coop.

She handled the delicate negotiation with a slyness that left her competitors completely unaware of her true intentions.

Synonyms

cunning craftiness guile wilyness deviousness artfulness shrewdness

Antonyms

honesty sincerity frankness naivety openness candor guilelessness